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At 11:14pm on November 1, 2007, enrico said…
click to commentA Rose to decorate your room...Edie this is so much fun...thanks for you and your vision,,,you realy takin it DEEP,
At 10:00pm on November 1, 2007, Dirty said…
This is my first day so I will be nice. Thank you for the compliment on my page.
At 9:37pm on November 1, 2007, kenneth tillis said…
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, NOW I FEEL AT HOME....
At 9:02pm on November 1, 2007, Msbubbie2u said…
YES i JUST RECEIVED YOUR NOTE WHEN I CAME ON TO OUT OF THE PAST CAN YOU HELP ME OUT MY MUSIC.ON MY PROFILE DO TELL PLEASE
At 8:47pm on November 1, 2007, AwesomeAfrican said…
Thanks for the invite darling , nice place to be :-)
Olu
At 8:24pm on November 1, 2007, Dredfoxx said…
I started it? LOL How did I start it? You are the music scholar!
At 7:44pm on November 1, 2007, Darryl C. (djbigco) said…
hey edie. you should've known i was gonna support. willie bobo has another song i like, "Fried Neckbones & Home Fries". I guess they cook them in "Spanish Grease"...........LOL!! all is good, so there's good 4 all.
At 6:34pm on November 1, 2007, moonlight58 said…
Thank you, Sweetie, and that is a BEAUTIFUL comment you sent to me...thank you so much! Have a wonderful evening, too! Hugs!
At 6:09pm on November 1, 2007, moonlight58 said…
Thank you, Edie, you all are so sweet & friendly!

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At 5:38pm on November 1, 2007, Dirty said…
Aw you say that to all the guys that come here.
At 11:32am on November 1, 2007, enrico said…
your playlist is so tight ,complete and Satisfying , very nicely arranged,got me wanting to dance to every song,,dang dang ..only one thing wrong ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you way up in cheese land,,,,lol
At 7:07am on November 1, 2007, Ms Hot DJ said…
At 5:36am on November 1, 2007, Edie Antoinette said…
What'choo blushin for Mayner? LOL Thanks though...I done lost my mind uppin here with the music..whew!!!
At 7:57pm on October 31, 2007, enrico said…
blush blush,,,,oh i love the song select,,,,mmmmmmmmmmmmagical.
At 6:30pm on October 31, 2007, Edie Antoinette said…
LOL...looking down...Tone---Tone---TONE! You make me smile.
At 11:25am on October 31, 2007, Angelskiss314 said…
Good Morning! yeah I think Diana was gone on Floy Joy,.
At 11:25am on October 31, 2007, JulieB said…
OOOOOweeee another site...... only for you Ms. E!
At 12:37am on October 31, 2007, enrico said…
Julio,said that you are so photosauve and,that you know how to make a picture look good,,,,,alright now,,,i havta keep my eye on Julio,,,,lol
Una morena Con Ricura o yeaaa!!!!
At 11:23pm on October 30, 2007, Edie Antoinette said…
Thanks Rico..that hit the spot baby~
At 11:13pm on October 30, 2007, enrico said…
Edie i want to thank you for your vision and friendship,you one fine fly lady,,,,talk about my page ,hmm,,,step back and take a good look at your page,,,,,real nice work,,,,,and music got my head going up then down....mm,mm mm

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  1. play Norman Brown — Night Drive
  2. play Norman Brown — Feeling
  3. play Norman Brown — Still
  4. play Miles Davis — miles 1
  5. play miles 2
  6. play miles 3
  7. play miles 4
  8. play miles 5
  9. play Marvin Gaye — I Met A Little Girl
  10. play Santana — 01 Singing Winds, Crying Beasts
  11. play Santana — 02 Black Magic Woman-Gypsy Queen
  12. play Mongo — 02. Afro Blue



The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me"). 


As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even 
harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

 

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created. 

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon). 

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available. 

Enjoy.  "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967) 
 
 "I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)
   
 "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)
   
 "If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)
 



Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a
well-known penning Double Exposure's
"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay." 
 While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. If, by chance, you know of a way to get in touch with Frankie Beverly or his management, please drop me an e-mail. It would be absolutely great to do an interview with him about his pre-Maze work. He's still playing out, most recently doing a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta.
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